World War I Fighter Pilot. Son of William P. & Mary H. Baugham. James Henry Baugham was a member of Spa 157 and later transfered to Spa 98, when he became a member of Lafayette's Flying Corps. On July 1st. 1918 at 4:30 pm, he attacked, single-handed, three German aircraft. He received two serious wounds but managed to bring his plane back and land behind the French lines. He would succumb to his wounds on July 2nd, 1918. James H. Baugham was described by James Norman Hall (Author of Mutiny on the Bounty) in his writing of the history of "The Lafayette Flying Corps" as "A fine type of Southerner, keen, alert, and full of courage. He came from old American stock, the kind that loves danger for it's own sake and fights to the last ditch". His awards include the Croix de Guerre W/ Palm, and Medaille Militaire. He is buried in Memorial De L'Escadrille Lafayette Villeneuve-L'Etang France. He is remembered with a memorial stone at Oakdale Cemetery in his hometown of Washington, North Carolina.
World War I Fighter Pilot. Son of William P. & Mary H. Baugham. James Henry Baugham was a member of Spa 157 and later transfered to Spa 98, when he became a member of Lafayette's Flying Corps. On July 1st. 1918 at 4:30 pm, he attacked, single-handed, three German aircraft. He received two serious wounds but managed to bring his plane back and land behind the French lines. He would succumb to his wounds on July 2nd, 1918. James H. Baugham was described by James Norman Hall (Author of Mutiny on the Bounty) in his writing of the history of "The Lafayette Flying Corps" as "A fine type of Southerner, keen, alert, and full of courage. He came from old American stock, the kind that loves danger for it's own sake and fights to the last ditch". His awards include the Croix de Guerre W/ Palm, and Medaille Militaire. He is buried in Memorial De L'Escadrille Lafayette Villeneuve-L'Etang France. He is remembered with a memorial stone at Oakdale Cemetery in his hometown of Washington, North Carolina.
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